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Welcome to Bellefontaine ...

Bellefontaine is located in Washington County<1>.

Bellefontaine is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bellefontaine lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bellefontaine: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Bellefontaine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Bellefontaine: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Saint Louis County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 4 communities that are also named Bellefontaine - they are located in Alabama, Mississippi and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bellefontaine.

Communities near Bellefontaine ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bellefontaine.

  • Park Hills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonne Terre
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • De Soto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Desloge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <4>
  • Flat River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
  • Hillsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Potosi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Potosi is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <4>
  • Bismarck
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bismarck is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <4>
  • Elvins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
  • Leadwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bellefontaine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bellefontaine.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bellefontaine. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bellefontaine.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellefontaine. See our Newspapers Page for Bellefontaine.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellefontaine ...

Looking for more information about Bellefontaine? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bellefontaine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bellefontaine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bellefontaine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Bellefontaine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Bellefontaine area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.